Awning canopy



I Feb. 8, 1955 P. B. TAYLOR 2,701,397

AWNING CANOPY 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 4, 1953 INVENTOR. PER/E v a. TA Yz 9e United States Patent AWNING CANOPY Perry B. Taylor, Beaumont, Calif.

Application December 4, 1953, Serial No. 396,207

3 Claims. (Cl. 20-57.5)

This invention relates to awning canopies of the type commonly used with house trailers.

An object or" the invention is to provide an awning canopy of a construction which knocks down into small sections adapted for compact storage in a small space.

Another object of the invention is to provide an awning canopy of a construction which is quickly and easily set up and knocked down.

Another object of the invention is to provide an awning canopy of a construction which requires no holes in the decking members.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear from the ensuing description considered in conjunction with the attached drawings, in which:

Figure l is a general view in perspective of an awning embodying the canopy of the present invention, applied to a conventional house trailer.

Figure 2 is an exploded, perspective view on an enlarged scale of one end of the awning canopy of the present invention.

Figure 3 is an elevational view of the canopy of the present invention on the scale of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a view taken on the line 44 of Figure 2 on a further enlarged scale.

Figure is a view taken along the line 55 of Figure 1, on an enlarged scale.

Referring now to the drawings in more detail, numeral 1 designates generally an awning canopy, embodying the present invention, which includes a pair of supporting elements 2 and 3 arranged in parallel spaced relation. The element 2 consists of a beam having a curled flange 4 by which the element 2 is suspended in the oppositely curled ends of a plurality of brackets 5 fastened by screws 6 at spaced intervals upon the side of a conventional house trailer 7. The element 3 consists of an angle beam to which a plurality of tubular posts 8 are attached at spaced intervals by means bolts 9.

Positioned transversely between the supporting elements 2 and 3 and arranged in side-by-side spaced relation, are a plurality of rafters 10, detachably connected to the supporting elements 2 and 3 by means of the bolts 11 and the nuts 11a, the bolts 9 also serving to connect adjacent rafters to the element 3. Each of the rafters 10, except those at the sides of the canopy, are provided with a pair of opposed longitudinal slots 12, which slots separate the rafter into an upper portion 13 and a lower portion 14, as shown in Figure 2. The portions 13 and 14 are provided with apertures 15 and inwardly extending sleeves 16 surrounding the apertures 15 for the receipt of the bolts 11. The rafters at the sides of the canopy have but one longitudinal slot 12. These rafters are provided with apertures 15 for the receipt of the bolts 9 and 11 but are not provided with aperture-surrounding sleeves.

Positioned between adjacent rafters 10 is an arched decking member 17 having portions of its sides extending into the slots 12. A bar 18 extends transversely of the rafters 10 adjacent one of their ends and is detachably secured to the rafters 10 by means of the bolts 9 and 11 which pass through slots 19, enlarged at one end to permit the attachment of the bar after the bolts have been set loosely in place. Threaded through the bar 18 adjacent the top of the arch of each decking member 17 is a bolt 20. Upon the lower end of each bolt 20 is swiveled a saddle 21 arranged to bear upon the convex surface of the adjacent decking member 17.

The lower end of each post 8 rests upon the ground 2,701,397 Patented Feb. 8, 1955 "ice 22 and is closed by a plug 23 provided with a flange 24 which is conformably received within the end portion of the post 8. Each post 8 carries an apertured lug 25 adjacent its lower end. A stake 26, driven in the ground 22 adjacent the lower end of each post 8, carries a complemental apertured lug 27 positioned in registry with the lug 25. A pin 28, having an enlarged head resting upon the upper surface of the lug 27, depends through the registering apertures of the lugs 25 and 27 and locks the post 8 to the stake 26.

When a trailer equipped with an awning embodying the present invention is being moved from place to place the awning is completely disassembled. The separate parts being small may, when disassembled, be stacked together compactly and carried in a small space.

When it is desired to set the awing up, the brackets 5 are first secured to the trailer side at appropriate points. The element 2 is then hung from the brackets 5 by the interengagement of the curled flange 4 and the curled ends of the brackets 5. One end of the rafters 10 is next secured loosely to the element 2 by means of the bolts 11 and nuts 11a. The element 3 is then loosely connected to the other end of the rafters 10 and the posts 8 are connected to the element 3 and the adjacent rafters by the bolts 9. All other bolts 11 are set in place and fastened loosely by the corresponding nuts 11a. The bar 18 is then set in place by passing the enlarged portions of the slots 19 over the heads of the bolts 9 and 11 and moving the bar longitudinally to engage the shafts of the bolts in the narrow portion of the slot 19. The decking members 17 are then put into place by inserting portions of their sides in the ends of the slots 12 adjacent the element 3 and sliding them in the slots 12 until their leading edges reach the upturned flange 4. The bolts 20 are then tightened to cause the saddles 21 to bear upon the convex surfaces of the members 17 forcing portions of their sides firmly into the slots 12. The bolts 9 and the nuts 11a are then tightened, firmly securing the side portions of the mrnebers 17 in the rafters 10. The stakes 26 are then driven into the ground 22 adjacent the lower ends of the posts 8, the lugs 25 and 27 are brought into registry and the pins 28 are dropped through the registering apertures securing the lower ends of the posts 8 at the proper places on the ground.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that when the elements of the canopy of the present invention are set up as thus described they are held rigidly together to afford effective protection against sun and rain. Moreover, the canopy is firmly anchored to the trailer and to the ground to resist displacement by wind.

To disassemble the awning the steps just described are reversed.

What is claimed is:

1. An awning canopy comprising a pair of supporting elements arranged in parallel spaced relation, a plurality of rafters arranged in side-by-side spaced relation positioned transversely between said supporting elements and detachably connected thereto, an arched decking member positioned between adjacent rafters and having portions of its sides extending slidably into said rafters, a bar extending transversely of said rafters adjacent one of the ends thereof and detachably secured thereto, and a plurality of spaced saddles adjustably carried by said bar and bearing upon the adjacent convex surfaces of said decking members for releasably locking said members to said rafters.

2. An awning canopy comprising a pair of supporting elements arranged in parallel spaced relation, a plurality of rafters arranged in side-by-side spaced relation positioned transversely between said supporting elements and detachably connected thereto, an arched decking member positioned between adjacent rafters and having portions of its sides extending slidably into said rafters, a bar extending transversely of said rafters adjacent one of the ends thereof and detachably secured thereto, a plurality of spaced means carried by each of said rafters and a plurality of spaced saddles adjustably carried by said bar and bearing upon the adjacent convex surfaces of said decking members, said spaced means and said saddles cooperating to releasably lock said members to said rafters.

3. An awning canopy comprising a pair of supporting elements arranged in parallel spaced relation, a plurality of rafters arranged in side-by-side spaced relation positioned transversely between said supporting elements and detachably connected thereto, said rafters being provided with longitudinally extending slots, an arched decking member positioned between adjacent rafters and having portions of its sides extending into said slots, a bar extending transversely of said rafters adjacent one of the ends thereof and detachably secured thereto, a plurality of spaced saddles carried by said bar and bearing upon the adjacent convex surfaces of said decking members for forcing said portions of the sides of said decking members into said slots, and a plurality of spaced means carried by each of said rafters for tightening said slots upon said portions of the sides to releasably lock said members to said rafters.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,607,089 Clark et a1. Aug. 19, 1952 

